Exam 4 Sedative Hypnotics

Question 1

What is ethanol?

Answer 1

• ## 1 of MANY diff. alcohols

Question 2

How is ethanol produced?

Answer 2

• produced as a product of fermentation
  
  • yeast converts sugar (glucose) into ethanol
    
    • yeast applied to this sugary mixture
  • type of sugar determines beverage
    
    • ex: wine made from grapes
• fermentation is limited to producing abt 12% ethanol
  
  • eventually yeast will begin to drop out solution & stop doing its job
• distillation produces higher ethanol concentrations (distilled spirits)
  
  • ethanol concentration measured in “proof”
  • distillation is the process of removing water from the beverage
    
    • ex: boiling it. vapors from water are ethanol which gets separated
  • ex of distilled spirits: rum, gin, bourbon whiskey

Question 3

Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)

Answer 3

• measured by grams of ethanol in 1mL of blood
• 0.001 grams of Ethanol in 1 mL blood would equal 0.10% BAC
• 0.08BAC = legally intoxicated level in CA

Question 4

standard drink

Answer 4

• 1 “standard drink” per 50 lbs. of body weight
• 1 drink = 0.6oz of pure ethanol
  
  • 0.6oz = 1.5oz of distilled spirits
  • 0.6oz = 5oz of wine
  • 0.6oz = 12oz of beer